There is a profound sense of joy that comes from having a spa in your own backyard. The home becomes a refuge again, and is a place where you are sure to be able to relax at the end of a long day. When the tired muscles hit the hot water, and when the jets start to do their work, there is really nothing like it on earth. And it has fantastic therapeutic value, too. There are new discoveries every day that suggest that portable spas are great for the heart and for circulation. Then take into account the soothing effects of water, and the refreshing outside air, and these would add up to a lovely experience.
Interestingly, human beings have had a relationship with bathing that goes back a long time. In Iceland, a sauna had to be built before the settlers would even move in back in the Middle Ages, which points toward a history of spas that goes back for centuries. In the Middle Ages particularly is where many origins of our contemporary ideas of the hot tub originate. This may seem to defy logic, or some basic preconceptions about the Middle Ages that might need some reconsideration. Our perception of the Medieval times is not generally associated with acute personal hygiene, but rather the opposite. Perhaps the idea of Courtly Love and public baths have not always gone together, and perhaps they should.
Recently, there has been a rather hefty amount of translations completed that are all suggesting that the people of the Middle Ages practiced bathing in a way that rivals the Romans with their baths. It was a common part of public life in most areas of Europe, and the descriptions sound very much like our experiences with our hot tubs. The great writer on courtly love, who has been a guide for cavalier lovers, Andreas Capellanus, always stressed the importance of the bath and its role in higher love. A simple dip, then, into your portable spa might be a dip into a fascinating history.
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